Luton's Beech Hill Primary gives Gambia pupils a better future

A Luton school has helped kick start a much-needed building refurbishment for pupils far away in The Gambia.
Staff and pupils were delighted and  over the moon with the new block.Staff and pupils were delighted and  over the moon with the new block.
Staff and pupils were delighted and over the moon with the new block.

Beech Hill Community Primary, of Dunstable Road, formed a friendship agreement with a school in Sohm village earlier this year.

Staff, pupils and parents rallied together to hold a ‘Gambia Day’ in June, helping to raise £2,500 to go towards refurbishing Sohm Lower Basic School.

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John Walker, co-founder of the charity Sohm Schools Support, said:“This year we have established two great partnership projects: Beech Hill Primary School and Redbridge Rotary Club.

“As a result of this, we embarked on our most ambitious project Sohm 2020 - our object is to raise £20,000 by 2020.

“The six-classroom block refurbishment is ready for re-occupation after the summer break, thanks to the hard work of contractors - Future In Our Hands and our generous donations - Beech Hill has now raised almost £5,000.”

The next project includes replacing an unfit dining hall and kitchen block.

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